Van Mildert Professor of Divinity

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The Van Mildert Professor of Divinity (formerly Professor of Divinity and Ecclesiastical History) is one of the oldest chairs at

canon at the cathedral and member of its Chapter
, thus one of the requirements of post holder is to be an Anglican priest or a minister in another church in communion with Church of England.

The current Van Mildert Professor of Divinity is

Simon Oliver
, who took up the appointment in 2015.

List of Van Mildert professors

See also

References

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